"So how is this going to go down?"
"Come on Kurt, it's not that difficult is it?"
"Well, I don't know, I've never had to have a plan like this."
"All you have to do is pretend like you're with me."
"I know that, but well, it's not as easy as it looks."
"Why?" Stephanie asked.
"Well, first of all, you're my best friend's wife."
"Yeah, but you have your best friend's permission to do this."
"Fine, and second of all, Chris, do you have to watch us?"
"Geez, sorry, can't even stay in my own dressing room," Chris said, crossing his arms as he leaned against the wall.
Chris watched as Kurt and Stephanie practiced how they were going to act in front of Trish. They wanted it to look as realistic as possible, without getting too touchy-feely, they didn't want to take this too seriously. Chris was here, trying to see if it did in fact look realistic enough.
It was a lot easier when you had someone eon your side, helping you out. Chris and Stephanie both figured that with Kurt on their side now, they could end this plan sooner and focus on more important things. Their impending baby at the forefront.
"Ok, so this is what we're doing...Kurt and I will be down one of the hallways and I'll be leaning against the wall, and Kurt you'll be leaning in front of me really close."
"And talking close to your ear right?" Kurt asked.
"Right. Then you lean in like you're going to kiss me, and that's when you," Stephanie said, turning to Chris, "Starts to walk in our direction and if everything goes according to plan, Trish will whisk him away and tell him all about our indiscretion."
"Yeah, and then I'll let Trish talk to me about it and I'll pretend to feel devastated and we'll just go from there," Chris said.
"Great, sounds like a plan," Stephanie said, "I kind of feel like we should all put our hands in and do that break thing that they do during sports games."
Chris laughed, "Whatever baby."
"It was just a thought," she pouted.
Chris went over to her and wrapped his arms around her from behind. He settled his hands on her stomach, where she was definitely starting to show. He rubbed her stomach, causing her to smile. Kurt smiled goofily as he watched the two of them.
"You two are so sweet," Kurt said.
"We know," they answered in unison.
"Question though guys."
"Shoot," Chris said.
"When do you plan to end this?"
"Well, before I have to stop traveling that's for sure," Stephanie said, "Because no way am I leaving her alone with Chris."
"Hey, who said I wanted to be alone with her," Chris protested.
"That's not what I meant sweetie, I'm just saying, I don't want her to take advantage of the situation of me leaving."
"So that would be how long?" Kurt asked again.
"Well, I'm in my 4th month, so about two more months then. Then I'll stop traveling and Regan and I will stay at home while Chris travels," Stephanie explained.
"Wow, that's going to be so weird," Kurt commented.
"What is?" Stephanie asked.
"No Regan," Kurt answered.
"How is that weird?" she asked.
"Because Regan hasn't missed more than a week of shows since she was six months old," Chris explained.
"You mean she's been traveling every week for the past two and a half years?" she asked incredulously.
"Well yeah baby, I mean, I didn't have anyone to help me take care of her, and she was my little girl I didn't want to leave her behind, she was all I had, so she was always with me."
"So she doesn't even know what it's like to have a permanent home?"
"Well of course she does, we always went home during my off days," Chris said.
"But sweetie, she needs to stay at a home for more than two or three days a week."
"Well, now she can, but I wasn't about to leave my little girl somewhere with people she barely knew."
"I understand, I'm sorry, just the hormones talking," she apologized.
"Hey, no need to apologize, it's cool."
"Ok, so Chris, when is this little on-screen wedding with Trish?"
"Oh, a month and a half, right Steph?"
"Yeah, hopefully we'll get her out of here before then, but if we don't, I'll love thinking of a way to sabotage it."
Chris looked at his watch, "Ok, I think it's time to get ready."
"Ok, see you in a bit," Stephanie said, turning her head to get a kiss from Chris.
Chris pulled away from her and walked out of the door. He had to get Trish to walk down a certain hallway so she could spy on Kurt and Stephanie as they pretended to flirt or something. He felt like some sort of double agent. It was pretty cool when he thought about it.
He got to Trish's dressing room and knocked on the door. He hoped that Kurt and Stephanie were set in their positions. They had to be precise about this. If anything was off, then this wouldn't work.
"Oh Chris, you ready to go out there for our promo?"
"Yeah, I think we had to film a backstage one to, like walking to the ring," he explained.
"Oh, that's fine."
"Yeah, some production assistant said to find some hallway and tell us which we want to use."
"Sounds fun," Trish said sarcastically, putting her hand in Chris's.
"Yeah, how bout we split up and find a hallway."
"Sounds good," she smiled.
"Great," Chris said, knowing the plan was working, "You go down that way, and I'll go down this way."
"Fine," she said.
Chris walked one way, looking over his shoulder, watching Trish go the other way. He waited a while before turning the corner and waiting for the time that he wanted to go and see her.
Trish walked down the hallway, seeing which one had the best light to make her look good. She heard voices that sounded like Stephanie and went towards it. She peered around the corner and saw Stephanie and Kurt standing awfully close to one another.
"Yeah Kurt, he has some sort of promo with Trish, so we'll be alone," Stephanie whispered loud enough for Trish to hear, having seen Trish out of the side of her eye.
She looked at Kurt and winked at him, giving him the signal that Trish was there. Kurt nodded slightly, letting her know that he knew she was there. Trish quickly turned the corner, and set out to listen to them.
"Good, I've been wanting to see you all day."
"Oh me too Kurt, me too."
"You know, I think I like you better without your memory, that way I can wipe away any memory you had of Chris," Kurt said, trying not to laugh.
"You're so funny Kurt," Stephanie giggled coyly, not looking in Kurt's eyes, knowing if she did, she would start cracking up.
"So you gonna sneak to my hotel room tonight?" Kurt asked.
"If I can, sometimes Chris stays up late."
"Well try, I've been wanting you all day."
"Have you?"
"Yeah, I just keep imagining you, nothing on but a smile as I kiss down your..."
Trish's eyes widened as she listened to the two of them. Kurt and Stephanie were having an affair. She wanted to drop down to her knees and praise the powers that be. Chris would never stand for this, not in a million years.
"Trish, did you find a place?" Chris's voice asked from behind her.
Trish turned around quickly, "No, let's just use this one."
"What's the matter?" he asked, feigning concern.
"Nothing, let's go," Trish said, not wanting Chris to witness Kurt and Stephanie. She'd have to break the news gently.
Chris and Trish walked out and cut their promo in the ring, everything going off without a hitch. Trish contemplated how to tell him, maybe he wouldn't' believe her. But he had been confiding in her that he thought Stephanie was having an affair. This would just cement it.
Later on, Chris and Trish were sitting in her dressing room and she was leaning her head on his shoulder, holding her hand. Chris felt incredibly dirty. Trish was just a complete skank and he didn't even want to know how many guys she had slept with.
"So you wanted to tell me something?" Chris asked.
"Chris, I know this is going to come as a shock to you, but I have to tell you this for your won good."
"Ok."
"Stephanie and Kurt are having an affair," she said, trying to be sympathetic when she really wasn't.
Chris jumped up from his seat on the couch and looked at her, mouth open. He ran his hands through his hair, then started pacing back and forth. He didn't want to overact, but well, he wanted to make it believable.
"You're lying!"
"No Chris, I'm not. I saw them with my own eyes."
"How could she?" Chris asked sadly.
"I know it's hard Chris, I know it is, but you have to be strong."
"I can't believe how my life is falling apart, I don't have anyone," Chris cried out. This was so much fun.
"Chris, you have me, you'll always have me."
"Really?" he asked, looking up at her.
"Yes, and you can have me any way you want," Trish said seductively.
"Wh-what do you mean?" Chris asked nervously.
Trish walked up to him and ran her hands up his bare chest. Chris's eyes widened as he realized what she meant. She leaned in to kiss him, but Chris pulled away at the last moment. He had to bail, and fast.
"Trish, I need time to think about this."
"Come on Chris, she's cheating on you, there's nothing that you have to worry about," she said, pulling closer to him.
"I just can't, bye," he said, making a quick escape.
He went to his dressing room, knowing that Kurt had given Stephanie and Regan a ride back to the hotel. He saw that she had taken his things and went straight to his car, not looking back in case Trish had followed him. He went straight to his hotel and up to his room, walking inside. Stephanie and Regan were sitting watching television.
"Hey girls," Chris said.
Stephanie looked up, "Hey baby, everything go alright?"
"Yeah, perfectly, um, she tried to come on to me," he said.
"And you did what?"
"Made a quick escape, but made it look like I had to think about it, not that I was turning her down," he said, coming to sit with his girls on the couch.
"Good, and she bought everything."
"Hook, line and sinker."
"Great," Stephanie grinned.
"Daddy, where were you?" Regan asked, looking up at him.
"Daddy had to talk to someone Princess."
"You never play with no more," she pouted.
Chris looked at Stephanie and she looked at him sadly. He realized right then how much this plan was overtaking his life. And Regan was in fact suffering from it even if he had tried to protect her.
"I'm sorry little girl, do you want to play now?"
"Kay," she said brightly, getting off the couch and sitting with her toys, "Play Daddy?"
"Of course, let Daddy just talk to Mommy for a second" he said.
"Ok Daddy," Regan said, playing with some action figures.
Chris scooted closer to Steph, "Baby?"
"Yeah?"
"We need to bring Trish down, and we need to bring her down quick. I'm not letting my little girl suffer because I'm trying to get someone fired."
"What are you saying Chris?"
"It's time we brought out the big guns."
"What are the big guns?"
"We have to split up."
"Wait, I thought you didn't want to do that?" Stephanie said.
"Well, I don't want my little girl sad because her Daddy isn't here to play with her."
"So we'll pretend to split up?"
"It's the only way."
"Come on Kurt, it's not that difficult is it?"
"Well, I don't know, I've never had to have a plan like this."
"All you have to do is pretend like you're with me."
"I know that, but well, it's not as easy as it looks."
"Why?" Stephanie asked.
"Well, first of all, you're my best friend's wife."
"Yeah, but you have your best friend's permission to do this."
"Fine, and second of all, Chris, do you have to watch us?"
"Geez, sorry, can't even stay in my own dressing room," Chris said, crossing his arms as he leaned against the wall.
Chris watched as Kurt and Stephanie practiced how they were going to act in front of Trish. They wanted it to look as realistic as possible, without getting too touchy-feely, they didn't want to take this too seriously. Chris was here, trying to see if it did in fact look realistic enough.
It was a lot easier when you had someone eon your side, helping you out. Chris and Stephanie both figured that with Kurt on their side now, they could end this plan sooner and focus on more important things. Their impending baby at the forefront.
"Ok, so this is what we're doing...Kurt and I will be down one of the hallways and I'll be leaning against the wall, and Kurt you'll be leaning in front of me really close."
"And talking close to your ear right?" Kurt asked.
"Right. Then you lean in like you're going to kiss me, and that's when you," Stephanie said, turning to Chris, "Starts to walk in our direction and if everything goes according to plan, Trish will whisk him away and tell him all about our indiscretion."
"Yeah, and then I'll let Trish talk to me about it and I'll pretend to feel devastated and we'll just go from there," Chris said.
"Great, sounds like a plan," Stephanie said, "I kind of feel like we should all put our hands in and do that break thing that they do during sports games."
Chris laughed, "Whatever baby."
"It was just a thought," she pouted.
Chris went over to her and wrapped his arms around her from behind. He settled his hands on her stomach, where she was definitely starting to show. He rubbed her stomach, causing her to smile. Kurt smiled goofily as he watched the two of them.
"You two are so sweet," Kurt said.
"We know," they answered in unison.
"Question though guys."
"Shoot," Chris said.
"When do you plan to end this?"
"Well, before I have to stop traveling that's for sure," Stephanie said, "Because no way am I leaving her alone with Chris."
"Hey, who said I wanted to be alone with her," Chris protested.
"That's not what I meant sweetie, I'm just saying, I don't want her to take advantage of the situation of me leaving."
"So that would be how long?" Kurt asked again.
"Well, I'm in my 4th month, so about two more months then. Then I'll stop traveling and Regan and I will stay at home while Chris travels," Stephanie explained.
"Wow, that's going to be so weird," Kurt commented.
"What is?" Stephanie asked.
"No Regan," Kurt answered.
"How is that weird?" she asked.
"Because Regan hasn't missed more than a week of shows since she was six months old," Chris explained.
"You mean she's been traveling every week for the past two and a half years?" she asked incredulously.
"Well yeah baby, I mean, I didn't have anyone to help me take care of her, and she was my little girl I didn't want to leave her behind, she was all I had, so she was always with me."
"So she doesn't even know what it's like to have a permanent home?"
"Well of course she does, we always went home during my off days," Chris said.
"But sweetie, she needs to stay at a home for more than two or three days a week."
"Well, now she can, but I wasn't about to leave my little girl somewhere with people she barely knew."
"I understand, I'm sorry, just the hormones talking," she apologized.
"Hey, no need to apologize, it's cool."
"Ok, so Chris, when is this little on-screen wedding with Trish?"
"Oh, a month and a half, right Steph?"
"Yeah, hopefully we'll get her out of here before then, but if we don't, I'll love thinking of a way to sabotage it."
Chris looked at his watch, "Ok, I think it's time to get ready."
"Ok, see you in a bit," Stephanie said, turning her head to get a kiss from Chris.
Chris pulled away from her and walked out of the door. He had to get Trish to walk down a certain hallway so she could spy on Kurt and Stephanie as they pretended to flirt or something. He felt like some sort of double agent. It was pretty cool when he thought about it.
He got to Trish's dressing room and knocked on the door. He hoped that Kurt and Stephanie were set in their positions. They had to be precise about this. If anything was off, then this wouldn't work.
"Oh Chris, you ready to go out there for our promo?"
"Yeah, I think we had to film a backstage one to, like walking to the ring," he explained.
"Oh, that's fine."
"Yeah, some production assistant said to find some hallway and tell us which we want to use."
"Sounds fun," Trish said sarcastically, putting her hand in Chris's.
"Yeah, how bout we split up and find a hallway."
"Sounds good," she smiled.
"Great," Chris said, knowing the plan was working, "You go down that way, and I'll go down this way."
"Fine," she said.
Chris walked one way, looking over his shoulder, watching Trish go the other way. He waited a while before turning the corner and waiting for the time that he wanted to go and see her.
Trish walked down the hallway, seeing which one had the best light to make her look good. She heard voices that sounded like Stephanie and went towards it. She peered around the corner and saw Stephanie and Kurt standing awfully close to one another.
"Yeah Kurt, he has some sort of promo with Trish, so we'll be alone," Stephanie whispered loud enough for Trish to hear, having seen Trish out of the side of her eye.
She looked at Kurt and winked at him, giving him the signal that Trish was there. Kurt nodded slightly, letting her know that he knew she was there. Trish quickly turned the corner, and set out to listen to them.
"Good, I've been wanting to see you all day."
"Oh me too Kurt, me too."
"You know, I think I like you better without your memory, that way I can wipe away any memory you had of Chris," Kurt said, trying not to laugh.
"You're so funny Kurt," Stephanie giggled coyly, not looking in Kurt's eyes, knowing if she did, she would start cracking up.
"So you gonna sneak to my hotel room tonight?" Kurt asked.
"If I can, sometimes Chris stays up late."
"Well try, I've been wanting you all day."
"Have you?"
"Yeah, I just keep imagining you, nothing on but a smile as I kiss down your..."
Trish's eyes widened as she listened to the two of them. Kurt and Stephanie were having an affair. She wanted to drop down to her knees and praise the powers that be. Chris would never stand for this, not in a million years.
"Trish, did you find a place?" Chris's voice asked from behind her.
Trish turned around quickly, "No, let's just use this one."
"What's the matter?" he asked, feigning concern.
"Nothing, let's go," Trish said, not wanting Chris to witness Kurt and Stephanie. She'd have to break the news gently.
Chris and Trish walked out and cut their promo in the ring, everything going off without a hitch. Trish contemplated how to tell him, maybe he wouldn't' believe her. But he had been confiding in her that he thought Stephanie was having an affair. This would just cement it.
Later on, Chris and Trish were sitting in her dressing room and she was leaning her head on his shoulder, holding her hand. Chris felt incredibly dirty. Trish was just a complete skank and he didn't even want to know how many guys she had slept with.
"So you wanted to tell me something?" Chris asked.
"Chris, I know this is going to come as a shock to you, but I have to tell you this for your won good."
"Ok."
"Stephanie and Kurt are having an affair," she said, trying to be sympathetic when she really wasn't.
Chris jumped up from his seat on the couch and looked at her, mouth open. He ran his hands through his hair, then started pacing back and forth. He didn't want to overact, but well, he wanted to make it believable.
"You're lying!"
"No Chris, I'm not. I saw them with my own eyes."
"How could she?" Chris asked sadly.
"I know it's hard Chris, I know it is, but you have to be strong."
"I can't believe how my life is falling apart, I don't have anyone," Chris cried out. This was so much fun.
"Chris, you have me, you'll always have me."
"Really?" he asked, looking up at her.
"Yes, and you can have me any way you want," Trish said seductively.
"Wh-what do you mean?" Chris asked nervously.
Trish walked up to him and ran her hands up his bare chest. Chris's eyes widened as he realized what she meant. She leaned in to kiss him, but Chris pulled away at the last moment. He had to bail, and fast.
"Trish, I need time to think about this."
"Come on Chris, she's cheating on you, there's nothing that you have to worry about," she said, pulling closer to him.
"I just can't, bye," he said, making a quick escape.
He went to his dressing room, knowing that Kurt had given Stephanie and Regan a ride back to the hotel. He saw that she had taken his things and went straight to his car, not looking back in case Trish had followed him. He went straight to his hotel and up to his room, walking inside. Stephanie and Regan were sitting watching television.
"Hey girls," Chris said.
Stephanie looked up, "Hey baby, everything go alright?"
"Yeah, perfectly, um, she tried to come on to me," he said.
"And you did what?"
"Made a quick escape, but made it look like I had to think about it, not that I was turning her down," he said, coming to sit with his girls on the couch.
"Good, and she bought everything."
"Hook, line and sinker."
"Great," Stephanie grinned.
"Daddy, where were you?" Regan asked, looking up at him.
"Daddy had to talk to someone Princess."
"You never play with no more," she pouted.
Chris looked at Stephanie and she looked at him sadly. He realized right then how much this plan was overtaking his life. And Regan was in fact suffering from it even if he had tried to protect her.
"I'm sorry little girl, do you want to play now?"
"Kay," she said brightly, getting off the couch and sitting with her toys, "Play Daddy?"
"Of course, let Daddy just talk to Mommy for a second" he said.
"Ok Daddy," Regan said, playing with some action figures.
Chris scooted closer to Steph, "Baby?"
"Yeah?"
"We need to bring Trish down, and we need to bring her down quick. I'm not letting my little girl suffer because I'm trying to get someone fired."
"What are you saying Chris?"
"It's time we brought out the big guns."
"What are the big guns?"
"We have to split up."
"Wait, I thought you didn't want to do that?" Stephanie said.
"Well, I don't want my little girl sad because her Daddy isn't here to play with her."
"So we'll pretend to split up?"
"It's the only way."